30 sec reading: Inner beauty is not enough

If it were, why would flowers put so much energy into attracting bees?
And why would raindrops transform themselves into a rainbow when they encounter the sun?

Because nature longs for beauty, and is only satisfied when beauty can be exalted. outer beauty is inner beauty made visible, and it manifests itself in the light that flows from our eyes.
It doesn’t matter if a person is badly dressed or doesn’t conform to our idea of elegance, or isn’t even concerned about impressing other people.

The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and, like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them.
So if the person looking into someone’s eyes has a dark soul, he will see only his own ugliness.

Beauty is present in all creation, but the danger lies in the fact that, because we human beings are often cut off from the Divine Energy, we allow ourselves to be influenced by what other people think.
We deny our own beauty because others can’t or won’t recognise it.

Instead of accepting ourselves as we are, we try to imitate what we see around us.

We try to be what other people think of as ‘pretty’ and, little by little, our soul fades, our will weakens, and all the potential we had to make the world a more beautiful place withers away.

This is so true and reminds me of a little poem that came to me some time ago as I observed others eyes whilst walking along a beech.

SPARKLE

Eye is me and if I sparkle.
I sparkle from the source behind the mind.
The eye that looks at my eye, if it too sparkles.
It sends the light of recognition.
That makes my eye sparkle brighter.
The eye that connects with my eye makes me stronger.
As the eye that sparkles at mine is also me.
But the eye that doesn’t sparkles that I look at.
Is the eye that I want to sparkle at even more.
For the brightness of my eye is the vehicle.
That brings the passenger of love deep within.
And the lonely sad eye can’t resist her.
Although scared and confused by feelings stirred.

If the eye within your eye be opened.
And you begin to sparkle too.
You’ll feel the strength of the eyes that kindly pass it.
For there are other eyes that heal for two.
So don’t stop the eye I am within you searching.
And joining the other eyes I am.
For the power of this love you can rely on.
When your false loves melt and disappear.
With the brightness of the eyes that we are joining.
We’ll sparkle at the eyes of many more.
Until a new star we set alighting.
And the Universe glows more brightly for us all.

Some people focus more on the outer beauty without realizing that whatever cosmetics or surgeries we use or apply if your inner side doesn't match the level of your outer side, it will create chaos, and the end result is the overflowing ugliness of the inner that affects the outer through our human eyes..That makes "beautiful people" UGLY.

"What pleases the soul pleases the eye." ~ Aphra Behn, 17th century writer and incidentally the FIRST British woman to earn her living from writing.

The Golden Rule, the beauty equation, sacred geometry exists inner and outer but humans are not meant to be perfect, rather it is our imperfection that makes us interesting and so perfectly human. There was a belief that God was a divine mathematician and everything should fit to a very precise calculation, but isn't that a bit dull?

True beauty outlasts the faddish idealised type of beauty because it touches the soul and what touches the soul is very difficult to ignore and in my experience it is to our peril if we do.

The Instruction. by Aphra Behn.

Damon, if your Heart and Flame,
You wish, should always be the same,
Do not give it leave to rove,
Nor expose it to new Harms :
Ere you think on*t, you may love,
If you gaze on Beauty's Charms :
If with me you wou*d not part,
Turn your Eyes into your Heart.

Well said... whether it be outer or inner that matters... what's important I think is we are what we are, and just be "real" with ourselves... yes we may have the tendency to act depending on how we wanted others to think of us, but we should at least know how to draw the line... well, just my take of the matter, feel free to disagree *_*.

I believe it's all in the eyes. If you feel miserable it immedaitely shows in the eyes they become dull and obviously something on the inside is not functioning properly. But when we are happy and at one with ourselves and the universe......my how the can sparkle!

Jesus said to look for Him in the least of our "brothers." Sometimes we feel just like that... the least... when we can't recognize our beauty. Perhaps that should reinforce us, but too often we forget to see what's right in front of us.

First I have to say that nobody can say "this is not true" because the "truth" is that which never forgets (from the Greek word: α-λήθη). But man cannot live forever, so he does not know for something if it's true or not. The "beauty" is a highly subjective matter. Especially when it is about people that we all know how different criteria about beauty are among people, races, countries, etc.
Talking about nature, i.e. plants, there is always the feasibility of the reproduction (taste, smell, colors, shapes, etc.) to attract bees and their pollen extract, while those guided by the scent and find the nectar in the center of a flower.
Our personal beauty is truly unique, exclusive and totally personal. All people have their own beauty, even if it does not match the current standards that speculative companies try to impose producing consumer products. That's why every man needs to earn its beauty outwardly through positive communication, love and concern for others.
Being beautiful the way others understand the beauty is not always ugly and oppressive. Any woman anywhere in the world wants to be beautiful, not like she wants, in order to be liked by the men they are trying to attract, just like a flower that adjusts the display to attract the bee. The same happens for men in a degree. And it's not bad if you are interested in other people to feel good with us.
Perhaps it is ok with us, if we are clean or dirty, shaven or unshaven, dressed or not, etc. Or we may want to be rude, angry, pessimistic, sad, and sick. So do we remain that way? Would not we take into account other people? Will we indifferent if others are annoyed, if they cannot stand to be around us, if they do not feel good to be our friends?
But surely, if others want us passive not creative, not destructive and beneficial, cooperative and not competitive, then surely it makes no sense to satisfy their own criteria, because we will surely lose our soul and all the positives advantages we have. Beyond Paulo Coelho.

Definitely, it's not enough to exude. Inner or outer, the flow of good energy will manifest in physical and spiritual. The light may fluctuates, but the essence and substance remains in there. Physical and Spiritual must be align in oneness to exude the true beauty of its substance!

First I have to say that nobody can say "this is not true" because the "truth" is that which never forgets (from the Greek word: α-λήθη). But man cannot live forever, so he does not know for something if it's true or not. The "beauty" is a highly subjective matter. Especially when it is about people that we all know how different criteria about beauty are among people, races, countries, etc.
Talking about nature, i.e. plants, there is always the feasibility of the reproduction (taste, smell, colors, shapes, etc.) to attract bees and their pollen extract, while those guided by the scent and find the nectar in the center of a flower.
Our personal beauty is truly unique, exclusive and totally personal. All people have their own beauty, even if it does not match the current standards that speculative companies try to impose producing consumer products. That's why every man needs to earn its beauty outwardly through positive communication, love and concern for others.
Being beautiful the way others understand the beauty is not always ugly and oppressive. Any woman anywhere in the world wants to be beautiful, not like she wants, in order to be liked by the men they are trying to attract, just like a flower that adjusts the display to attract the bee. The same happens for men in a degree. And it's not bad if you are interested in other people to feel good with us.
Perhaps it is ok with us, if we are clean or dirty, shaven or unshaven, dressed or not, etc. Or we may want to be rude, angry, pessimistic, sad, and sick. So do we remain that way? Would not we take into account other people? Will we indifferent if others are annoyed, if they cannot stand to be around us, if they do not feel good to be our friends?
But surely, if others want us passive not creative, not destructive and beneficial, cooperative and not competitive, then surely it makes no sense to satisfy their own criteria, because we will surely lose our soul and all the positives advantages we have. Beyond Paulo Coelho.

Inner and outer beauty should be balance. It is not enough if we just concern one of our inner or outer beauty. Attitude and character have to improve, but our image and performance have to increase too. because people look for what they see first then they feel inside your soul.

well what I have felt when you love people around you and are loved by them You always feel you are Beautiful. For a mother her child is the most beautiful child in the whole universe and for the child "Mother" is the most beautiful creation of God.